Archive - 5 August 2010

Former Bukit Bendera Umno division chief Ahmad Ismail has denied being pressured into forgoing contest for his former position at the upcoming division AGM on Aug 8.

It showed that Anwar was desperate that he had resorted to using a "lifeline" by collaborating with his US friends to serve his own interest.

DAP has urged the Perak government to pass an law to create a minimum statutory period of four days state legislative assembly sittings.

Khalid's proposal is for the differential amount from bumi discounts on luxury properties be placed into a housing fund for lower income groups.

 

Umno VP Mohd Shafie Apdal said all Umno divisions have stepped registration of new voters from among party members and the public.

Most of them contained scheduled poisons like sildenafil, tadalafil and verddanafil, which are active substances in sex stimulants.

The Royal Malaysian Air Force (RMAF) are still on the look out for an ideal site in the Klang Valley, to set up a new RMAF base, replacing the current one in Sungai Besi.

The federal government has given the Selangor government until the end of this year to resolve the issue over construction of a plant to treat water to be channelled from Pahang under a raw
water transfer project. 

'Felda is just like a virgin. Nobody cares to look when she was plain but everyone wants to court her after some make-up.'

The prosecution asserts that the ousted junior DPP was not involved in briefings.

The issue has already been clarified, says Deputy Education Minister Wee Ka Siong, who accuses the opposition of trying to flog a dead horse.

Two full-page advertorials explaining a RM117 million 'windfall' that allowed it to balance its budget, appeared today in the NST and Sinar Harian.

UPDATED 7.10PM The division is due to meet this Sunday after it was twice postponed.

We are ready for court battle with the Perak menteri besar if he refuses to accept the numbers, says state secretary Nga Kor Ming.

PAS is planning to moblise the million odd affected motorists to sue the government if all else fails.

 

Strong activity in first half will help Malaysia achieve 6% growth, despite a possible deceleration later in the year.

COMMENT The courts seem to prefer to leave substantive issues untouched and throwing out cases on the slightest technicality.

The country’s first female Islamic court judges have been granted powers equal to their male counterparts.

Suaram ticks off PJ police chief over Sunday's crackdown on the anti-ISA candlelight vigil.

Penang Opposition Leader Azhar Ibrahim will have to explain his use of allegedly seditious words during the May sitting.

The media should contribute in building a stable society by engaging in corporate social responsibility.

Malay NGOs are calling for more action against Tony Pua for his call to end bumi discounts for posh home purchases.

The upward revision was based on a strong first-quarter GDP growth of 10.1 per cent and good export performance.

UPDATED 3.14PM The World Bank study found that the wage trend had recorded only an annual 2.6 percent growth during the past 10 years.

The party maintains a speedy resolution to 'Allah' issue is a must and sees no need to turn harshness of the spotlight on the matter.

Malaysiakini compares the key news and views in major newspapers. What is today's agenda for the newspapers?

Burying your head in the sand won’t work any more.

The Felda chairperson said due to the irresponsible accusations, Felda had to explain the actual status to foreign business partners.

UPDATED 2.50PM Segambut MP Lim Lip Eng expresses shame that Malaysia’s capital is included in the list of hardcore poor-hit cities.

Deputy education minister however expressed concern over the high rate of absenteeism among Penan students and pupils.

Where are the legislation and plans to ensure their safety?

Budget carrier AirAsia said it will defer delivery of seven aircraft by four years to 2015 due to space constraints at its KL terminal.

Already a corporate player in his early 20s and a multi-millionaire, not much is known about party boy Low Taek Jho.

The party wants the government to come clean on the unit trust's failure, and put a halt to the blame former CM Yong Teck Lee game.

UPDATED 2.21PM Former minister in PM's Dept Zaid Ibrahim failed in bid to challenge the Hulu S'gor by-election results. [VIDEO INSIDE]

UPDATED 11AM A mystery witness has come forward to take the stand as N Tharmendran seeks to quash his charge of stealing two jet engines.

COMMENT Gaining bipartisan support in the US is a reflection of the opposition leader’s ability to bridge political gulfs.

What processes can be put in place to increase the quality of local councillors, both from political parties and NGOs?

free 'Ronnie Liu, don’t fool the rakyat by stating that the greater enemy is BN. Dear YB, the greatest enemy is corruption...’

free 'To call for help outside our shore is inevitable due to the intransigence of our BN-led government in not willingly to hear the cry of the rakyat.'